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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) §8(e) requires U.S. chemical manufacturers, importers, processors, and distributors to notify EPA immediately after obtaining information on any of their chemical substances or mixtures that reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment. 8(e) notices should be submitted within 30 calendar days after obtaining information that a substance or mixture presents a substantial risk
In addition, “For Your Information” (FYI) submissions http://intranet.epa.gov/oppthome/testsite/tsca8e/pubs/basicinfo.html#fyi are submissions from a classification system that was established by EPA to distinguish voluntary submissions from “substantial risk” notices submitted formally to EPA under §8(e), discussed above. The FYI classification was created by EPA to capture submissions by persons or organizations not subject to the reporting requirements, but who wished to inform EPA of a potential risk.
This site offers:
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Basic Information: Provides introductory information about the TSCA 8e and FYI reporting process, public access and contact information.
- Reporting Requirements: Information concerning who must report chemical information under Section 8(e) of TSCA and the reporting process
- Guidance Documents: Links to Federal Register notices providing additional reporting guidance, policy clarification, and corrections associated with 8(e)s and FYIs.
- Frequent Questions: EPA's responses to submitters' questions.
- 8(e) Notices and FYI Submissions: Links to the most recent monthly report of new TSCA 8(e) and FYI Submissions and previous monthly and biweekly reports.
- EPA's Evaluations: Information on the EPA evaluation process.
- Confidential Business Information: Provides guidance for asserting claims of confidentiality